Definition

• An Italian silver coin of half the value of that of the Grosso (q.v.). It was first issued under the Doge Francesco Dandolo of Venice (1326-1339).

  A copper Mezzanino was struck at Ragusa in 1795 and 1796, of the same value as the Venetian type.

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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